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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2008
Alex Chow, East Palo Alto, CA (US);
Robert J. Drost, Los Altos, CA (US);
Ronald Ho, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert Proebsting, Sonora, CA (US);
Arlene Proebsting, Legal Representative, Sonora, CA (US);
Alex Chow, East Palo Alto, CA (US);
Robert J. Drost, Los Altos, CA (US);
Ronald Ho, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert Proebsting, Sonora, CA (US);
Arlene Proebsting, legal representative, Sonora, CA (US);
Oracle America, Inc., Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates reducing the power needed for proximity communication. This system includes an integrated circuit with an array of transmission pads that transmit a signal using proximity communication. A layer of fill metal is located in proximity to this array of transmission pads, wherein the layer of fill metal is 'floating' (e.g., not connected to any signal). Leaving this layer of fill metal floating reduces the parasitic capacitance for the array of transmission pads, which can reduce the amount of power needed to transmit the signal.